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Australian Racing Fact Book 2012 5
On behalf of Racing Information
Services Australia (RISA) I am
delighted to welcome you to the
2012 Australian Racing Fact Book –
A Guide to the Racing Industry in
Australia.
For those of you who have looked
forward to the receipt of the Fact
Book over many years, you will
no doubt recognise that this book marks a departure from previous
editions, not the least of which is the fact that for the first time, the
book is being published as an online edition. It is not coincidental
that this year also marks the first time that RISA has compiled and
managed the publication of the book on the Australian Racing Board’s
(ARB) behalf.
When we were commissioned by Peter McGauran and his team at the
ARB to compile the book, it became evident that in many respects,
to produce a ‘hard copy’ of a fact book was a contradiction in terms.
In hard copy, such a publication could at best only be a snapshot of
a moment in time, and increasingly in the age of online and real-time
information a migration of the Fact Book to an online environment
made sense.
While this edition of the Fact Book is not a revolution, in
collaboration with the ARB, we would consider it an evolution that
marks RISA’s ongoing commitment to deliver publishing products
for the thoroughbred racing industry that are timely, relevant and
refect the broader changes in how participants and the community
in general are reading and digesting information. We particularly
hope you will enjoy the refreshed format that has been undertaken
with great pride by our publishing team.This includes enhanced
representation of data via graphics and images that we feel evoke
some of the passion and diversity of our great industry.
One particular characteristic of the production of the Fact Book
is the collaborative nature in which it is compiled. In addition to
that generated by RISA, the information contained within this book
is aggregated from multiple sources includingWagering Operators,
Breeders, Sales Agents, Government Agencies and Principal Racing
Authorities.To each and everyone involved in this process, we extend
our gratitude.
Before ‘signing off’ it would be remiss of me not to take this
opportunity to provide a little more information about RISA for those
readers of this Fact Book that may not be fully acquainted with us.
RISA is the official thoroughbred racing industry organisation
responsible for the compilation of racing materials and a leading
provider of racing industry services.
In addition to the compilation, dissemination and commercialisation
of race fields and form and the maintenance of race results, RISA is
proud to offer a stable of fourteen integrated products and services
to Principal Racing Authorities, race clubs, owners, trainers, breeders,
jockeys, media, wagering operators and punters Australia wide.As an
industry body each of these services have been developed to drive
efficiencies and reduce the cost of business processes while improving
the overall stakeholder experience in order to help attract and retain
industry participants.
I would also invite you to learn a little more about RISA by viewing our
CorporateVideo by Clicking here or visiting us at
Myles Foreman
Chief Executive Officer
Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd (RISA)
RISA Welcome
Chief Executive Officer: Myles Foreman
Publishing Team: David Krug, LucasWainman, Mark Davis,
Scott McDonell & Indika Abeyratne
Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd
Level 1 Racing Centre
400 Epsom Road, FlemingtonVic 3031
Published by Racing Information Services Australia for the Australian Racing Board
